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Find a co-founder for your deeptech startup

Deeptech startups are built on scientific or engineering breakthroughs: quantum, robotics, new materials, biotech, semiconductors, advanced AI. They often start in a lab, and the classic gap is a researcher with a technology but no co-founder who can turn it into a product and a business.

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In short

To find a deeptech co-founder, publish your project on EasyCofounder and describe the technology and the missing role: researcher, hardware or software engineer, or business CEO able to find a market and raise funds. Filter talent by skills and location, and agree early on intellectual property and long timelines.

On EasyCofounder, scientists and engineers meet entrepreneurs who want to commercialise research, and vice versa. Explain your technology readiness, your intellectual property situation and the profile you need to start the right conversations.

Building a Deeptech startup: what matters

  • Science meets business

    The typical deeptech team pairs a technical founder from research with a business co-founder experienced in markets, fundraising and partnerships.

  • Intellectual property

    Patents and licences, often held by a university or research institute, must be clarified before you split equity.

  • Long horizons

    Development can take years and significant capital. Co-founders need aligned expectations on commitment, funding and exit.

Find your co-founder in 4 steps

  1. 1

    Create your free profile

    Describe your skills, your availability and what you bring to a founding team.

  2. 2

    Publish your project

    Say which role you are looking for (CTO, CEO, CMO…), the commitment expected and the equity on offer, in Deeptech.

  3. 3

    Let the matching work

    Filter talent by skill and location, or get suggestions of compatible profiles from the AI matching.

  4. 4

    Talk, then meet

    Chat through the built-in messaging, test your collaboration on a first project and put your agreement in writing in a shareholders’ agreement.

Frequently asked questions

I am a researcher: how do I find a business co-founder?

Publish your project on EasyCofounder in plain language, focusing on the problem your technology solves rather than the science itself, and filter business profiles with experience in your target industry.

What makes deeptech co-founder search different?

Longer timelines, specialised skills and IP questions. You need partners comfortable with uncertainty and a multi-year commitment.

Who owns the IP in a deeptech spin-off?

Often the university or research institute initially, with a licence or transfer to the startup. Rules vary by institution, so check with its technology transfer office early.

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